Contact Information

Email: komaromy@cvm.msu.edu

Phone: 517-353-5420

Fax: 517-355-5164

Education

• DrMedVet, University of Zurich, 1996
• PhD, University of Florida, 2002
• DACVO
• DECVO
• FARVO

Dr. András Komáromy is a professor of comparative ophthalmology at Michigan State University (MSU). He received his veterinary degree from the University of Zurich (Switzerland). Following an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at MSU, he performed his PhD graduate work (glaucoma) and clinical residency in comparative ophthalmology at the University of Florida.

Dr. Komáromy is a diplomate of the American and European Colleges of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO and ECVO) and a Gold Fellow of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO). He has served as president of the ACVO, and is the organization’s current editor-in-chief of veterinary ophthalmology.

As a clinician-scientist, he is particularly interested in studying glaucoma and its disease mechanisms and developing novel, more effective therapies. His laboratory is funded by government grants (U.S. & Australia), foundations, and the pharmaceutical industry. Dr. Komáromy has authored more than 120 clinical and scientific publications and book chapters. He has served on several National Institutes of Health (NIH) study sections, and has received numerous awards for his work, including the Shaffer Prize for Innovative Science (Glaucoma Research Foundation), the Carl Camras Translational Research Award (Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology ARVO Foundation/Pfizer Ophthalmics), the Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence, and the MSU Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor of the Year Award.

Research Interests

• Inherited retinal and optic nerve diseases